Queen Elizabeth II has died • Hacker News Board

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by paxys » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:47 PM UTC

> In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."

Hearing "The King" in this context will take a long time getting used to.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by jackfruitpeel » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:47 PM UTC

Sad on a human level, but she spent her years as the figurehead of an inherently fascist, racist institution — royalty.

"Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees.”

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:47 PM UTC

faxmeyourcode wrote: post #16

Born in April, 1926, it's crazy how much the world has changed in her lifetime. May she rest in peace.

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Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by protomyth » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:48 PM UTC

privatdozent wrote: post #29

She always struck me as a person with extraordinary character and integrity. RIP

The driving the Saudi King story is my favorite https://www.businessinsider.com/queen-england-terrified-saud...

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by michaelwww » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:48 PM UTC

I admired her grace and incredible sensitivity to the role she played. To use an Americanism: "they don't make 'em like her anymore"

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by dang » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:48 PM UTC

UI_at_80x24 wrote: post #35

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Don't post flamebait to Hacker News, please.

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Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by CSMastermind » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:48 PM UTC

faxmeyourcode wrote: post #16

Born in April, 1926, it's crazy how much the world has changed in her lifetime. May she rest in peace.

Arguably the largest change in humanity in a ~100 year span? Especially if we go back to 1922. Mass communication, mass travel, etc. were all non existent.

Like the first radio stations had just started broadcasting when she was born, now we're all discussing her passing on a communications network that connects the entire globe. Possibly some of us while on flights from one side of the world to the other.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by simonswords82 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:48 PM UTC

Winston Churchill (1951–55)

Anthony Eden (1955–57)

Harold Macmillan (1957–63)

Alec Douglas-Home (1963–64)

Harold Wilson (1964–70)

Edward Heath (1970–74)

Harold Wilson (1974–76)

James Callaghan (1976–79)

Margaret Thatcher (1979–90)

John Major (1990–97)

Tony Blair (1997–07)

Gordon Brown (2007–10)

David Cameron (2010–16)

Theresa May (2016–19)

Boris Johnson (2019–22)

Liz Truss (2022 (two days ago) - current)

Quite the reign! Can't help but feel a bit sad really.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by astrange » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:49 PM UTC

controversial97 wrote: post #7

If I remember correctly, the plan is that UK TV channels cancel all entertainment programs for the next ten days, so I look forward to more people going outside for the end of summer.

No post body was provided.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by ars » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:49 PM UTC

mzs wrote: post #6

Britain’s plan for when Queen Elizabeth II dies: POLITICO has obtained documents laying out Operation LONDON BRIDGE in granular detail https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-b...

There can't be very many people alive who have been to a state funeral of this magnitude, let alone actually planned one.

Is there another monarch alive with this many subjects?